Explore Kaga (from Kanazawa)

THIS TOUR STARTS FROM A LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE IN KANAZAWA.

You can pick your hotel, a train station or any other location as long as it is located within KANAZAWA CITY.

If you would like our assistance in reaching KANAZAWA, please book a customized bespoke tour instead.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE?

+ Vehicle designated in selected package (either a Toyota Alphard or HiAce Grand Cabin)

+ English speaking driver (the driver is not a guide & may only have basic English skills)

+ Tolls, Highway Fees, Parking Fees, Fuel (and other associated vehicle costs for this itinerary)

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE?

+Region Expert

+Meals

+Entrance or Rental fees

SEAT PLAN

Toyota Alphard	HiAce Grand Cabin

HOW CAN I ADD A TOUR GUIDE?

Pick a date & package; press the PROCEED BOOKING button. The next screen will offer you the option to add on a REGION EXPERT (a local guide with expert knowledge of the area, its history and culture) for an additional fee. Other add-ons may also be available.

ITINERARY

This private package tour will start at a location of your choice within KANAZAWA and then proceed to your chosen destination options.

Please type in three options from the following after pressing the PROCEED BOOKING button.

Option 01: Kutaniyaki Kamaato Tenjikan (Recommended)

Option 02: Yamashiro onsen (Recommended)

Option 03: Kakusenkei Kawadoko (April – October) (Recommended)

Option 04: Natadera temple

Option 05: Yamanaka onsen

DETAILED ITINERARY

Kaga Onsen is a collection of four hot spring towns south of Kanazawa, not far from Mount Hakusan, one of Japan’s “three holiest mountains” (alongside Mount Fuji and Mount Tateyama). The hot springs were discovered over 1300 years ago by monks visiting Hakusan, and have been popular, highly rated onsen destinations ever since

Option 01: Kutaniyaki Kamaato Tenjikan (Recommended)

This Exhibition Hall allows visitors to see the “Kama-ato” (pottery oven) used by the Yoshida Family who resurrected the art of Kutaniyaki Porcelain. The “Kama-ato” was constructed in 1826 (Bunsei 9) by Den-emon Yoshidaya, and the oven was closed down only 7 years afterwards. However, new owners have put the oven into great use and over the 180 years, many works of art were created from this “Kama-ato”. Now the history and process of making Kutaniyaki Porcelain are explained in detail to visitors in this Hall with exhibitions of the actual work of Kutaniyaki Porcelain, panel boards and tools used in making the potteries.

Option 02: Yamashiro Onsen (Recommended)

Yamashiro Onsen is one of the four hot spring towns that make up Kaga Onsen. The town’s spring waters, which relieve muscle and joint pain as well as skin disease and digestion problems, were discovered by the monk Gyoki during his pilgrimage to nearby Mount Hakusan over 1300 years ago.

Option 03: Kakusenkei Kawadoko (April – October) (Recommended)

Spend a relaxing time surrounded by the deep green flora of Kakusenkei Gorge while listening to the soothing melodies of the waterfall and river. Kakusenkei Kawadoko is a great place to enjoy nature while savoring delicious Japanese sweets designed by one of Japan’s most renowned chefs. You can also take a walk on the popular path that runs along the riverbed. Kakusenkei Kawadoko is open from April to the end of October.

Option 04: Natadera Temple

Natadera Temple near Awazu Onsen is a temple of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. The large temple grounds feature multiple buildings, a pond garden and a characteristic rock face with handcut meditation caves and steps carved into the cliffside.

Option 05: Yamanaka Onsen

Yamanaka Onsen , a small resort town along the Kakusenkei Gorge, is one of the four hot spring towns that make up Kaga Onsen. The town’s hot springs were discovered over 1300 years ago by the monk Gyoki, and have since been known to produce some of the best waters in the region. The town was even lauded by the famous poet and traveler Basho as one of Japan’s three best hot springs alongside Kusatsu Onsen and Arima Onsen.

The tour will end with us dropping you off at a location of your choice in Kanazawa.